Michael Foreman's Mother Goose [Hardcover]

Michael Foreman (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up

This Mother Goose collection contains more than two hundred of the best-known and best-loved rhymes. Each double-page spread presents thematic groups of rhymes that have clever visual links to the ones that follow. “If a bookshelf has room for only one Mother Goose, this volume should be a top contender.”--Publishers Weekly

Editorial Reviews

From Kirkus Reviews

From a talented illustrator, a lush but uneven collection with a wealth of verse (over 200 rhymes, many unfamiliar), a delightful introduction by Iona Opie, and notably creative matching of rhymes to create composite double spreads (e.g., the old woman under the hill and the grand old Duke of York). The toddler chasing a feather across the opening pages is entrancing; the concluding pages of sunset fading into deepening blue are lovely. But few of the renditions offer new insights or memorable humor--Humpty Dumpty is ordinary compared to Brooke's; a pallid ``Hey Diddle Diddle'' makes one yearn for Caldecott, etc. Still, comprehensive and often attractive. Index. (Folklore/Picture book. 2-8) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

About the Author

MICHAEL FOREMAN is one of the world's leading illustrators of children's books and the winner of several major awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal. His work ranges from picture books to fairy tales and original children's fiction. He is the illustrator of many Harcourt books, including Michael Foreman's Mother Goose, Joan of Arc, and Arthur, High King of Britain. He divides his time between London and St. Ives, England, his childhood home.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books (September 15, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0152558209
• ISBN-13: 978-0152558208
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,870,501 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great favorite of my boys!, May 26, 2004

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"katiebvv" (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michael Foreman's Mother Goose (Hardcover)

When my two boys were 2-4, they loved this book. It is worn out! It has the classic Mother Goose rhymes with funny and colorful illustrations. The illustrations have a lot of detail and characters continue on to the next pages which is fun for the boys to notice. I was given this book as a shower gift, and now it's a favorite to give!

5.0 out of 5 stars Buyer Alert, June 30, 2010

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Lisa Poast - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Michael Foreman's Mother Goose (Hardcover)

Michael Foreman's Mother Goose was later published under a different title, Michael Foreman's Nursery Rhymes. Different title, cover art, and font, yes, BUT the contents are the SAME. The text in this Harcourt Brace & Company title, published in 1991, is bolder; the text in the Walker Books title, Michael Foreman's Nursery Rhymes, published in 1998, is Veronan, which is a lighter, more delicate font. Other differences are this book's cover is a dark blue with gold print on the spine, without the artwork on the dust jacket; the Nursery Rhymes book's cover is the same artwork as the dust jacket, if it has a dust jacket - (my used copy did not). That said, I like the book, just disapppointed that I now have two used copies of the same book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Nursery rhymes, October 20, 2009

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Yaya "Yaya" (Brecksville, OH United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Michael Foreman's Mother Goose (Hardcover)

After reading many (we went through ALL of nursery rhyme books in the library!) nursery rhyme books to my granddaughter, she and I both agree this is the best one by far; so we bought it. The illustrations are beautiful and each nursery rhyme has its own illustration to go with it. Some of the rhymes have many more verses than are usually known. There are a few in the book that are not what I would consider "age appropriate" for a 3 year old but we just skip them. Bottom line -- Mother Goose would be proud of this book!